'To Be Or Not To Be'

'To Be Or Not To Be'

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Which is funnier, that is the question: The 1942 Carole Lombard- Jack Benny original (pictured here) or 1983's Mel Brooks- Anne Bancroft remake? Both versions about actors impersonating and hiding out from Hitler and his troops in World War II Poland stick to the same gag: Nazis are dumb sheep who blindly follow orders, we're smart. Therefore, we win. Gets 'em every time. RELATED: 'Inglourious Basterds' defies summer wisdom

Which is funnier, that is the question: The 1942 Carole Lombard- Jack Benny original (pictured here) or 1983's Mel Brooks- Anne Bancroft remake? Both versions about actors impersonating and hiding out from Hitler and his troops in World War II Poland stick to the same gag: Nazis are dumb sheep who blindly follow orders, we're smart. Therefore, we win. Gets 'em every time. RELATED: 'Inglourious Basterds' defies summer wisdom (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)

Which is funnier, that is the question: The 1942 Carole Lombard- Jack Benny original (pictured here) or 1983's Mel Brooks- Anne Bancroft remake? Both versions about actors impersonating and hiding out from Hitler and his troops in World War II Poland stick to the same gag: Nazis are dumb sheep who blindly follow orders, we're smart. Therefore, we win. Gets 'em every time. RELATED: 'Inglourious Basterds' defies summer wisdom